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England Players by Number of Three-Goals-or-More Matches

note: Spiksley needs to be added twice March/April 1893

 
Player/Club Nos. Dates [Goals] Opposition [Type] 3 Goals 4 Goals 5 Goals All
Greaves, James P.,
Chelsea [2]
Tottenham Hotspur [4]		 343
346
358
374
383
401		 19-Oct-1960 [3]
15-Apr-1961 [3]
20-May-1962 [3]
20-Nov-1963 [4]
03-Oct-1964 [3]
29-Jun-1966 [4]		 Luxembourg [WCP]
Scotland [BC]
Peru [F]
Northern Ireland [BC]
Northern Ireland [BC]
Norway [F]		 4 2 0 6
Lineker, Gary W.,
Everton [2]
Barcelona [2]
Tottenham Hotspur [1]		 606
616
622
628
676		 16-Oct-1985 [3]
11-Jun-1986 [3]
18-Feb-1987 [4]
14-Oct-1987 [3]
12-Jun-1991 [4]		 Turkey [WCP]
Poland [WCF]
Spain [F]
Turkey [ECP]
Malaysia [F]		 3 2 0 5
Harry Kane       4 1 0 5
Woodward, Vivian J.,
Tottenham Hotspur		 93
96
103
104		 16-Mar-1908 [3]
08-Jun-1908 [4]
31-May-1909 [4]
01-Jun-1909 [3]		 Wales [BC]
Austria [F]
Hungary [F]
Austria [F]		 2 2 0 4
Charlton, Robert,
Manchester United		 334
343
347
371		 28-May-1959 [3]
19-Oct-1960 [3]
10-May-1961 [3]
05-Jun-1963 [3]		 U.S.A. [F]
Luxembourg [WCP]
Mexico [F]
Switzerland [F]		 4 0 0 4
Mortensen, Stanley H.,
Blackpool		 234
238
242		 25-May-1947 [4]
19-Nov-1947 [3]
09-Oct-1948 [3]		 Portugal [F]
Sweden [F]
Northern Ireland [BC]		 2 1 0 3
Player/Club Nos. Dates [Goals] Opposition [Type] 3 Goals 4 Goals 5 Goals All
Lawton, Thomas,
Chelsea		 230
234		 27-Nov-1946 [4]
25-May-1947 [4]		 Holland [F]
Portugal [F]		 0 2 0 2
Bloomer, Stephen,
Derby County		 57
72		 16-Mar-1896 [5]
18-Mar-1901 [4]		 Wales [BC]
Wales [BC]		 0 1 1 2
Camsell, George H.,
Middlesbrough		 166
169		 11-May-1929 [4]
20-Nov-1929 [3]		 Belgium [F]
Wales [BC]		 1 1 0 2
Dean, William R.,
Everton		 154
155		 11-May-1927 [3]
21-May-1927 [3]		 Belgium [F]
Luxembourg [F]		 2 0 0 2
Hurst, Geoffrey C.,
West Ham United		 409
429		 30-Jul-1966 [3]
12-Mar-1969 [3]		 West Germany [WCF]
France [F]		 2 0 0 2
Owen, Michael J.,
Liverpool [1]
Real Madrid [1]		 782
828		 01-Sep-2001 [3]
31-May-2005 [3]		 Germany [WCP]
Colombia [F]		 2 0 0 2
Taylor, Thomas,
Manchester United		 310
312		 05-Dec-1956 [3]
08-May-1957 [3]		 Denmark [WCP]
Republic of Ireland [WCP]		 2 0 0 2
Hall, G. William,
Tottenham Hotspur		 222 16-Nov-1938 [5] Northern Ireland [BC] 0 0 1 1
Macdonald, Malcolm I.,
Newcastle United		 489 16-Apr-1975 [5] Cyprus [ECP] 0 0 1 1
Vaughton, O. Howard,
Aston Villa		 14 18-Feb-1882 [5] Ireland [F] 0 0 1 1
Player/Club Nos. Dates [Goals] Opposition [Type] 3 Goals 4 Goals 5 Goals All
Brown, Arthur,
Aston Villa		 14 18-Feb-1882 [4] Ireland [F] 0 1 0 1
Finney, Thomas,
Preston North End		 254 14-May-1950 [4] Portugal [F] 0 1 0 1
Hilsdon, George R.,
Chelsea		 97 10-Jun-1908 [4] Hungary [F] 0 1 0 1
Hunt, Roger,
Liverpool		 379 27-May-1964 [4] U.S.A. [F] 0 1 0 1
Platt, David A.,
Juventus		 692 17-Feb-1993 [4] San Marino [WCP] 0 1 0 1
Rowley, John F.,
Manchester United		 251 16-Nov-1949 [4] Northern Ireland [BC/WCP] 0 1 0 1
Smith, Gilbert O.,
Old Corinthians		 65 18-Feb-1899 [4] Ireland [BC] 0 1 0 1
Spilsbury, Benjamin W.,
Cambridge University		 26 13-Mar-1886 [4] Ireland [BC] 0 1 0 1
Wilshaw, Dennis J.,
Wolverhampton Wanderers		 294 02-Apr-1955 [4] Scotland [BC] 0 1 0 1
Wright, Ian E.,
Arsenal		 702 17-Nov-1993 [4] San Marino [WCP] 0 1 0 1
Player/Club Nos. Dates [Goals] Opposition [Type] 3 Goals 4 Goals 5 Goals All
Allen, Albert,
Aston Villa		 34 07-Apr-1888 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Bentley, Roy T.F.,
Chelsea		 292 10-Nov-1954 [3] Wales [BC] 1 0 0 1
Blissett, Luther L.,
Watford		 573 15-Dec-1982 [3] Luxembourg [ECP] 1 0 0 1
Bradshaw, Francis,
Sheffield Wednesday		 96 08-Jun-1908 [3] Austria [F] 1 0 0 1
Byrne, John J.,
West Ham United		 377 17-May-1964 [3] Portugal [F] 1 0 0 1
Crouch, Peter J.,
Liverpool		 837 03-Jun-2006 [3] Jamaica [F] 1 0 0 1
Cursham, Henry A.,
Notts County		 20 23-Feb-1884 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Defoe, Jermain
Tottenham Hotspur		 890 3 Sep 2010 [3] Bulgaria [ECP] 1 0 0 1
Dewhurst, Frederick,
Preston North End & Corinthians		 32 04-Feb-1888 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Drake, Edward J.,
Arsenal		 207 02-Dec-1936 [3] Hungary [F] 1 0 0 1
Fleming, Harold J.,
Swindon Town		 111 10-Feb-1912 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Player/Club Nos. Dates [Goals] Opposition [Type] 3 Goals 4 Goals 5 Goals All
Geary, Fred,
Everton		 39 15-Mar-1890 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Gilliat, Walter E.,
Old Carthusians		 47 25-Feb-1893 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Haynes, John N.,
Fulham		 327 22-Oct-1958 [3] U.S.S.R. [F] 1 0 0 1
Lindley, Tinsley,
Cambridge University		 29 05-Feb-1887 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Mannion, Wilfred J.,
Middlesbrough		 227 28-Sep-1946 [3] Northern Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Matthews, Stanley,
Stoke City		 214 01-Dec-1937 [3] Czechoslovakia [F] 1 0 0 1
Milburn, John E.T.,
Newcastle United		 250 15-Oct-1949 [3] Wales [BC/WCP] 1 0 0 1
Mills, George R.,
Chelsea		 212 23-Oct-1937 [3] Northern Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Mitchell, Clement,
Upton Park		 17 03-Feb-1883 [3] Wales [F] 1 0 0 1
Osborne, Frank R.,
Tottenham Hotspur		 150 24-May-1926 [3] Belgium [F] 1 0 0 1
Player/Club Nos. Dates [Goals] Opposition [Type] 3 Goals 4 Goals 5 Goals All
Paine, Terence L.,
Southampton		 374 20-Nov-1963 [3] Northern Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Pickering, Frederick,
Everton		 379 27-May-1964 [3] U.S.A. [F] 1 0 0 1
Robson, Bryan,
Manchester United		 595 14-Nov-1984 [3] Turkey [WCP] 1 0 0 1
Scholes, Paul,
Manchester United		 756 27-Mar-1999 [3] Poland [ECP] 1 0 0 1
Settle, James,
Bury		 65 18-Feb-1899 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Shearer, Alan,
Newcastle United		 760 04-Sep-1999 [3] Luxembourg [ECP] 1 0 0 1
Steele, Frederick C.,
Stoke City		 210 17-May-1937 [3] Sweden [F] 1 0 0 1
Veitch, John G.,
Old Westminsters		 51 12-Mar-1894 [3] Wales [BC] 1 0 0 1
Walcott, Theo J.
Arsenal		 867 10-Sep-2008 [3] Croatia [WCP] 1 0 0 1
Wheldon, George F.,
Aston Villa		 59 20-Feb-1897 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1
Player/Club Nos. Dates [Goals] Opposition [Type] 3 Goals 4 Goals 5 Goals All
Yates, John,
Burnley		 36 02-Mar-1889 [3] Ireland [BC] 1 0 0 1

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